Project Controls Cost Lead

Job description / Role

Contract: 1 year

Salary: £Neg
Location: Surrey

We are currently working with a large and leading organisation are seeking a Project Controls Cost Lead to be based in Surrey working on a 1-year contract.

As Project Controls Cost Lead, you will be joining a team that supports the Project Management team within the global engineering organisation in Surrey, UK. You will provide experience in project set-up, work breakdown structure cost planning and forecasting, cost and scope change management, budget administration, capitalization, project closing and currency management. As Project Controls Lead you will also provide expertise in the use of SAP Project Systems and Ecosys PMIS to support project management. The position interfaces with project engineers, project accountants, finance decision support, tax group and treasury. Knowledge and experience in project execution is required.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills

* Engineering or relevant degree preferred
* 5-10 years cost related experience within a large project oriented EPC or Owner organization. Experience with Energy and Chemical processing related business and projects is desirable.
* 5 - 10 years' experience and skills to support all phases of project execution, especially around Project cost forecasting process. Ability to analyse and project Work Breakdown Structures for internal engineering labour, equipment procurement, construction and start up/commissioning project phases.
* Understanding of a variety of project types, structures and contract terms. This includes Third Party Sale of Equipment, Joint Ventures, Capital, and Cost Sharing type arrangements.
* Experience and Skills to apply understanding of projects on global basis. Requirements such as performing foreign currency analysis within projects, assessing currency risk exposures, advising Treasury of FX requirements and changes, supporting projects executed by multiple engineering offices, and understanding intercompany project ramifications.
* Previous SAP and Ecosys PMIS experience strongly preferred, especially around SAP Project Systems module.

About the Company

The Highfield Company is a specialist recruitment consultancy that focuses on the international construction and engineering industry sectors. With combined recruitment experience of more than 20 years, the directors have worked on technical and management positions at all levels, from Graduate to Executive, and for many of the Construction industry’s leading companies.

With experience of sourcing candidates for assignments in over 100 countries, The Highfield Company is perfectly equipped to service the needs and requirements of any construction, property or engineering based employer anywhere in the world. Our consultants are specialists in their designated disciplines, which include Building & Construction, Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, PQS & Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Consulting Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical and Facilities Management.